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St. Louis Board approves $669,676 in bills, Camp Monroe abatement and student travel; opts out of mental-health resolution
Summary
At its Dec. 15 meeting, the St. Louis Board of Education authorized payment of $669,676.22 in bills, approved a $39,000 asbestos-abatement contract for Camp Monroe, accepted a paraprofessional resignation, approved student travel including a LINKS trip to Germany, and voted to opt out of a Mental Health and Security Resolution.
The St. Louis Board of Education on Dec. 15 approved routine and one-time expenditures, personnel changes and student travel at a regular meeting in the high school media center.
The board voted to pay board bills totaling $669,676.22. The motion to approve payment was recorded as moved by Member William Bosquez and supported by Member John Pavlik; the roll call showed six ayes and one absence (W. Bosquez was listed absent), and the motion passed.
The board accepted a bid from Mid-State Asbestos Removal, Incorporated to perform asbestos abatement at Camp Monroe for $39,000. The motion, moved by Member Chad Clark and supported by Member Carla Trevino, passed on a roll-call vote of all ayes.
Personnel actions included acceptance of the resignation of Paige Mepham, listed as a CK paraprofessional. The motion to accept the resignation was moved by Member Kelly Bebow and supported by Member John Pavlik and passed unanimously.
The board approved student travel requests: after a presentation by Jeff Oswald, the board approved the LINKS program’s out-of-country travel to Germany (motion by Kelly Bebow, supported by Chad Clark). The board also approved out-of-state travel for the high-school Steel-Drum Band (motion by Kelly Bebow, supported by Carla Trevino). Both travel motions passed with no dissent recorded.
The board briefly moved to closed session under attorney–client privilege, citing MCL 15.268(1)(h), then returned to open session. Following that, the board voted to opt out of the Mental Health and Security Resolution; the motion (moved by Kelly Bebow, supported by Chad Clark) passed on a roll call that recorded all ayes.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn; the meeting ended at 7:35 p.m.
Votes at a glance: pay bills — passed (yes: 6; absent: 1); Camp Monroe asbestos bid ($39,000) — passed (all ayes); accept resignation of Paige Mepham — passed (all ayes); LINKS program travel to Germany — passed (all ayes); HS Steel-Drum Band out-of-state travel — passed (all ayes); opt out of Mental Health and Security Resolution — passed (all ayes).
